The '''Shrieking Shack''' is an abandoned house in [[Hogsmeade]]. For many years, villagers thought it was haunted because they often heard screams coming from inside, and [[Albus Dumbledore]] encouraged the rumour, as he was the one who commissioned it, due to [[Remus Lupin]]'s [[Werewolf|Lycanthropy]].

The '''Shrieking Shack''' is an abandoned house in [[Hogsmeade]]. For many years, villagers thought it was haunted because they often heard screams coming from inside, and [[Albus Dumbledore]] encouraged the rumour, as he was the one who commissioned it, due to [[Remus Lupin]]'s [[Werewolf|Lycanthropy]].

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According to [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|Nearly Headless Nick]], not even the [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[ghost]]s will enter it. The Shrieking Shack's entrance from the Hogwarts Grounds is the base of the [[Hogwarts Whomping Willow|Whomping Willow]]. The trick is to poke the knot in the trunk, which paralyses the tree. The secret passageway can be seen on the Marauder's Map.

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According to [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|Nearly Headless Nick]], not even the [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] [[ghost]]s will enter it. The Shrieking Shack's entrance from the Hogwarts Grounds is the base of the [[Hogwarts Whomping Willow|Whomping Willow]]. The trick is to poke the knot in the trunk, which paralyses the tree. The secret passageway can be seen on the [[Marauder's Map]].

[[File:Brockbank_450.jpg|thumb|282px|The Shrieking Shack]]

[[File:Brockbank_450.jpg|thumb|282px|The Shrieking Shack]]

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==Description==

==Description==

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The Shrieking Shack was an abandoned house, with the windows and doors boarded up. The rooms and halls were all dirty, covered with dust, and the furniture was moth-eaten and broken. There was a chair in the foyer of the Shack that had one of its legs ripped off.

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The Shrieking Shack was an abandoned house, with the windows and doors boarded up. The rooms and halls were all dirty, covered with dust, and the furniture was moth-eaten and broken. There was a chair in the foyer of the Shack that had one of its legs ripped off.

The Shrieking Shack is an abandoned house in Hogsmeade. For many years, villagers thought it was haunted because they often heard screams coming from inside, and Albus Dumbledore encouraged the rumour, as he was the one who commissioned it, due to Remus Lupin's Lycanthropy.

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History

Creation

In reality, the Shrieking Shack was only used so that Remus Lupin would have a place for his monthly transformations into a werewolf in secret and in safety, during the time he was a student attending Hogwarts. Madam Pomfrey used to escort Lupin into The Shrieking Shack before his transformation. The yells and shouts heard by the villagers were really Lupin biting and scratching himself due to lack of humans to infect.

The "shack" actually has no working doors or windows that allow entry or exit of the premises. The entrance is through a tunnel under the Whomping Willow on Hogwarts's school grounds. This allowed Remus Lupin (and James Potter, Peter Pettigrew, and Sirius Black) to pass between the two locations unnoticed (as Animagi or Werewolf).

1994

In 1994, Harry and Hermione were led there when Sirius Black, as a dog, dragged Ron off into it. Harry then found out who had really betrayed his parents in there, and Scabbers's true identity was revealed.

Description

The Shrieking Shack was an abandoned house, with the windows and doors boarded up. The rooms and halls were all dirty, covered with dust, and the furniture was moth-eaten and broken. There was a chair in the foyer of the Shack that had one of its legs ripped off.

Behind the scenes

The Shrieking Shack in LEGO.

Severus Snape had a terrible history with the Shack. In 1975, Sirius Black told Severus that if he went under the Whomping Willow, he would find out what was wrong with Remus. This would have lead to his death, as Remus was in werewolf form. On 6 June, 1994, Severus was disarmed, and knocked unconscious. On 2 May, 1998, Severus was ultimately killed in the Shrieking Shack by Nagini under Voldemort's orders.